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Mike Lynch’s Yacht Sinking Latest: A Tribute to ‘Caring, Passionately Crazy, Unintentionally Funny’ Sister Hannah

Mike Lynch’s Yacht Sinking Latest: A Tribute to ‘Caring, Passionately Crazy, Unintentionally Funny’ Sister Hannah
Mike Lynch’s friend mourns ‘incredibly tragic’ death after fraud trial acquittal

Hannah Lynch’s sister Esme described her sister as “endlessly caring, passionately crazy, and unintentionally funny” in an emotional tribute released this afternoon.

Relatives and friends of Hannah and Mike Lynch, who died after their luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily, have previously said they were “devastated”, adding that “taking an 18-year-old girl to the brink of death” was “unbelievably cruel”.

Tributes have poured in for the couple after the body of the last missing person, believed to be Hannah, was recovered from the beach on Friday.

The Baysian ship sank in a storm near the Sicilian capital Palermo on Monday during a voyage to celebrate Mr Lynch’s acquittal in a fraud case in the United States.

The six people who disappeared are British technology entrepreneur and his daughter Hannah, Morgan Stanley International chairman Jonathan Plummer and his wife Judy Plummer, and Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Nida Morvillo.

Of the 22 passengers and crew on board, 15 people — including Lynch’s wife Angela Pakaris — were rescued after escaping in a lifeboat. The death of chef Ricaldo Tomas was confirmed on Monday, while the bodies of the six missing were recovered from the wreckage later in the week.

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Map: Where did Bayes sink?

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Complex rescue operation underway after ‘unspeakable and unconscionable errors’

Giovanni Costantino, CEO of Italian Sea Group, which owns the Perini, said the shipwreck was the result of a series of “unspeakable and unbelievable mistakes” made by the crew, ruling out any design or construction failure.

to withdraw Bayesian Retrieving the wreckage from the sea could help investigators determine what happened, but the process is likely to be complex and expensive.

South African engineer Nick Sloan, who led the rescue of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that sank in 2012, said in interviews with Italian media on Friday that the operation would cost up to €15m (£12.7m).

He said Republic He added that the yacht’s rescue would take between six and eight weeks, including preparation work, and should be completed by mid-October, without specifying the timing reasons.

He added that the process of lowering the yacht to the surface will be “very slow” and may take a few days.

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Press conference on yacht sinking amid reports of manslaughter investigation

Italian officials are scheduled to hold a press conference on Saturday morning about the ship’s sinking. Bayesian Off the coast of Sicily.

The main question investigators are focusing on is how a sailing ship deemed “unsinkable” by its manufacturer, the Italian shipyard Perini Navi, sank while a nearby sailing vessel remained largely unscathed.

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Interrogation of the captain and other survivors after the Bayesian tragedy

The captain of the Baysman yacht, James Cutfield, and other survivors were questioned by the Coast Guard on behalf of the prosecution.

None of them have commented publicly on how the ship sank.

No one has yet been formally investigated.

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WATCH: Captain recounts Bayezid ship sinking ‘within two minutes’ after survivors rescued

Ship captain recounts ship sinking ‘within two minutes’ after survivors rescued

Tara CobhamAugust 24, 2024 06:00

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Mike Lynch’s yacht was ‘unsinkable’, says boat-building company boss

The 184-foot luxury yacht, Baysian, carrying 22 passengers and crew, was anchored off the port of Porticello near Palermo when it disappeared beneath the waves within minutes after being hit by a freak hurricane.

my colleague Joe Middleton Reports:

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Lynch family ‘devastated and shocked’

The Lynch family said they were “devastated” and “in shock” in their first public comments since the sinking of the Bayswater yacht.

After Hannah Lynch’s body was found on Friday after five days of searching through the wreckage, a spokesperson for the Lynch family said: “The Lynch family is devastated and shocked, and are receiving support and sympathy from family and friends.

Tara CobhamAugust 24, 2024 04:00

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In pictures: The fifth and final day of search operations after the last body was recovered

Firefighters prepare to resume search of Bayesian yacht wreck on Friday
Firefighters prepare to resume search of Bayesian yacht wreck on Friday (Environmental Protection Agency)
Italian fire service diving team returns to port on fifth day of search
Italian fire service diving team returns to port on fifth day of search (Palestinian Authority Wire)
Rescuers take a photo after pulling the last body from the wreckage.
Rescuers take a photo after pulling the last body from the wreckage. (Reuters)

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‘Wonderful, caring and beautiful’: Tributes paid to Hannah Lynch after body found

Friends of tech mogul Mike Lynch have paid tribute to the “wonderful, caring and beautiful” daughter of her husband after her body was recovered from the Italian yacht disaster.

Hannah Lynch was one of 22 people on board her father’s luxury boat, the Baysian, when it capsized in stormy weather on Monday. Italian rescue teams recovered her body, the last of six found, on Friday after a five-day search.

Grieving fellow students said the 18-year-old, who was due to start at Oxford University within weeks of the tragedy, had a love of literature and life.

my colleague Holly Evans Reports:

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